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magister, (U. S. P. R. R. Exp. & Surveys — Zoology, viii, 1857, 

 498). 



Remains of other mammals are as follow : Lynx, Felis cana- 

 densis; Wolf, Canis lupus; Gray Fox, Vulpes virginianus ; 

 Skunk, Mephitis mephitica ; Weasel, Putorius ermineus ; Raccoon, 

 Procyon lotor ; Mole, Scalops aquations ; Dusky Bat, Vespei'tilio 

 fuscus; Little Brown Bat, V.subuJatus; Woodchuck, Arctomys 

 monax ; Porcupine, Erethizon dorsatus ; Beaver, Castor fiber ; 

 Muskrat, i^zfeer zibethicus ; Gray Squirrel, >Scf»rus carolinensis ; 

 Ground Squirrel, Tamias sfriatus ; Gray Rabbit, Lepus sylvati- 

 cus ; Meadow Mouse, Arvicola riparius ; White-footed Mouse, 

 Hesperomys leucopiis ; Deer, Gervus virginianus: Elk, Gervus 

 canadensis. 



Arnong the remains, none have been identified as positively 

 pertaining to our domestic animals, unless, perhaps, a pair of 

 specimens are to be referred to this category. The specimens are 

 the complete isolated first and second large molars of a foetal or 

 new-born Horse 1 



The collection further contains numerous bird bones, chiefly of 

 the Wild Turkey, Meleagris gallopavo ; some of turtles, the Box 

 Turtle, Gistudo clausa^ the Snapper, Ghelydra serpentina, etc. ; 

 and others of several species of snakes. 



In the same stratum were also found a number of shells of 

 moliusks, chiefly Helix albolabris, H. alternata, and H. tridentata. 

 Also a valve of Unio complanatus. 



Of A^egetal remains there were a few small fragments of charcoal, 

 and many seeds, consisting of those of the Dogwood, Gornus 

 iJorida, Pig-nut, Gary a porcina, and Walnut, Juglans nigra. 



The human remains are of an interesting character. One is a 

 large stone celt of hard brown slate, obtained from the bone earth 

 some distance within the cave. There are five bone awls, several 

 of which exhibit marks of gnawing. Some of these were found 

 in the cave, and others in the outside debris. An implement con- 

 sists of the prong of an antler worked so as to be barbed on one 

 side, and was probably used as a needle for making nets. 



A small implement of bone, resembles in its present condition 

 a crochet needle such as is iiow employed by ladies in making 

 worsted work. It is much gnawed away on one side, and looks 

 as if it may have been like an ordinary needle with a perforation, 

 and this now rendered incomplete from the gnawing. 



Another implement is a fish-hook worked out of bone. 



Such bone implements are among the rarest of human relics in 

 our portion of the countr}' . 



Another remarkable relic is a cone shell bored through the axis 

 as a bead. The shell is a marine species, Gonus tornatus, found 

 on the western coast of Central America. Its presence among the 

 cave remains, would indicate an extended intercourse among the 

 inhabitants of early times. 



